Ministry of Defence of Georgia
July 4, 2013
Defence Cooperation launched between NATO Aspirant Nations
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“Upon the initiative of the Georgian side, a very important meeting has been arranged at the level of DCHODs of the Armed Forces of NATO aspirants today. By this meeting we practically laid the foundation for the quadrilateral cooperation which will further promote Armed Forces interoperability with NATO through joint trainings, exercises and different events…”
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A quadrilateral meeting was held at the level of Deputy Chiefs of Defence of Armed Forces of NATO aspirant nations. During the meeting organized under the initiative of the Georgian side, Georgia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina laid the foundation for a mutual cooperation. The future partnership between the four nations aims at increasing interoperability of the armed forces of NATO aspirants through joint exercises, training courses and different events.
At the quadrilateral meeting, First Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff of GAF Brigadier-General Vakhtang Kapanadze briefed his counterparts on Georgia’s NATO integration perspectives. As he outlined, the next NATO summit is equally important to all four aspirant nations, “therefore, today it is our task to give thoughts to joint efforts and make steps in our relations that will bring us even closer to each other and to the Alliance itself.”
Brigadier-General Kapanadze introduced his colleagues current defence reforms and the priorities for 2013-2016 under “Strategic Defence Review” Document of the Ministry of Defence. He informed the top military officials about Georgia`s participation in international mission in Afghanistan and in the post-ISAF period.
Head of Mountain Tactical and Technical Course, Major Malkhaz Goletiani delivered presentation for DCHODs of NATO aspirant nations about Sachkhere Mountain Training School.
“Upon the initiative of the Georgian side, a very important meeting has been arranged at the level of DCHODs of the Armed Forces of NATO aspirants today. By this meeting we practically laid the foundation for the quadrilateral cooperation which will further promote Armed Forces interoperability with NATO through joint trainings, exercises and different events. I think that the both sides duly appreciated this initiative. Soon practical steps will be undertaken in order to enhance defensive capabilities of our countries’ Armed Forces and to advance NATO integration process,” said Brigadier General Vakhtang Kapanadze.
A quadrilateral meeting between DCHODs of Georgia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina was conducted within the South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial DCHODs’ annual meeting in Batumi Hotel “Sheratoni”.
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